Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22)
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19(1)Section 12 of the Oil Taxation Act 1975 (interpretation of Part 1) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), in paragraph (b) of the definition of “licensee”, for “the OGA” substitute “—
(i)the Welsh Ministers, where the rights relate to oil in the Welsh onshore area (as defined in section 8A of the Petroleum Act 1998), or
(ii)the OGA, where the rights relate to oil elsewhere,”.
(3)In subsection (1A)(a)(ii) (authorities that can revoke licences), after “Scottish Ministers” insert “, the Welsh Ministers”.